Job scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

they want you to collect and forward money in any way (a "money mule" job). You'll wind up engaged in money laundering, personally defrauded via expertly forged cheques, money orders, etc, or defrauding someone else who pays for goods that never arrive.

they want you to receive packages and reship them somewhere else. The goods will have been obtained fraudulently, and they're just using you to make the shipping address appear local. You will be aiding fraud.

they want up-front payment (either to them or someone else) of any sort for anything before you can get the job. This is advance fee fraud: there is no job -- it's just a big con to extract money from you.

they want you to buy any kind of "membership" or "kit" in order to start. Forget it -- it's not a real job at all: they're trying to sell you something, and they're probably making a bunch of other false claims about it if they're pitching it as a "job".

it's a job offer, and it's spam. There are LOTS of these scams about, as you can see.

I'd like to welcome you on a very interesting opportunity.We supppose you will be very interested in a home job in which youcould get about AUD4000 per month.

This job will not affect your present career, it will only take a small part of your free time. The only things you will need to have to startrunning your business with our company are reliable Internet/E-mailaccess and checking/savings bank account. And your decency, of course!

Your part of the job is to receive the funds which we will send directlyto you through one of our money transfer methods from our company and/orour partners. After that you should re-send the money (less your commission) to us/our customers via one of chosen money transfer agencies. The job israther simple and you won't need any special knowledge to become our partner!You will also stand the chances of being a part of our future and the excellence of a team in which you will be highly respected - just think aboutthis amazing opportunity! We will be hoping to hear from you soon.

European Financial Concern is looking for new employees and business affiliates in the USA and Canada.

We offer 24-48h loan grant service to our customers in Europe and due to the forthcoming establishing of our offices in North America, we are looking for earnest individuals ready to assist us and our customers at an early stage of our business in North America.

We have 2 vacancies for all North American residents matching the following requirements:

Age limit: over 21 Internet access 2-3 times per day Mobile or land line phone number

Minimum salary: 4000 USD. Possible career growth. No investment or any fees and charges.

If You are interested, please reply with "loan grant processing vacancy" subject

I've decided to up the stakes a little, and put my resume up on CareerBuilder. Anyone who actually takes the time to read it won't contact me with a job offer, because I explain that it's there as spam-bait for job scams. Spammers tend to do things en masse, and harvest bulk data without care and attention to such details. (Some Nigerian 419ers are exceptions: they really have the personal touch to their scamming. But I digress.)

Here's some of the first pay-off I've had on this front. It comes as no surprise that I've been offered a money mule job. I think I'd rather be a crash test dummy.

Our company "Fast Career Job Company" would like to offer you something you have never heard or done.You have opportunity to earn up to 1500 aud a week guaranted. Anybody can work with us even if you are still in college.

REQUIREMENTS ARE: 18+ y/o, basic computer skills, 1-2 hours free time mon-thu, in order to pay you salary you will have to have a bank accountfor us to send you money to, and ofcourse you have to have a cellphone to contact you.

All the information can be found at http://fastcareerjob.com . Don't missthis opportunity and check us out immideately, we need as many workers aspossible. Visit our site and make a registration, and you will be contacted byour representative within 24 hours by phone. Have a Great Day and we are waiting for your applications! 1500+ AUD a week!

Summary

Although the spam itself is extremely vague, the style of the website clearly identifies this job scam as an old one operating under a new name. Back in the days when this scam was operating under the names "Trigon Partners" and "River Partners", this was a money mule job with an eBay angle. It's not clear whether the eBay angle had any substance to it, but sometimes money mules receive payments from eBay users as a part of fraudulent auctions: the buyer sends payment to the mule, and the mule forwards the money to the fraudster. Later, the buyer demands his money back from the mule, since no goods are forthcoming.

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Representative sample

We are looking to train 8 hard-working, dedicated individuals to work from home no matter if your background is in: Admin, customer service, or marketing.

You can now put your computer to work in the comfort of your own home with our expanding company.

Are you stuck in a dead-end job?Are you tired of spending more time at work then with your family?Are you not being rewarded for your hard work with more income?Do you ever wish you had more control of your work schedule?

In this business, we have learned that you can have any level of education and work experience. We have guided many individuals in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, and worldwide who are seeking to earn an extra income or find a new career towards financial freedom. It doesn’t matter if your background is in Admin, Sales, IT, Customer Service or even Consulting.

By using our simple system, you can learn step-by-step how to get started on the path to becoming financially independent.

Please reply so that we could email you more information about this position. No financial contribution of any kind required.

Website

Sample text

The following text is included on the "vacancies" page, shown above.

Please fill out the form if you are interested in joining our company. We will endeavor to help you find an appropriate position. We are seeking people who are serious about changing their financial future using our exclusive systems and information technology. You can start making money right away, and it's FREE to join! Please fill in the information below, and we will contact you shortly!

Domain information (for experts)

Limited WHOIS information is provided here, primarily for the purposes of trend analysis. I do not include most of the registrant details, since these are invariably false and may point to innocent third parties.

Job scam targeting Australians; received at two unrelated ".au" addresses. WHOIS not showing any match for "oldtechz.com" at this point, but the domain is active, so it must be a very recent registration.

OUR COMPANY *OLD TECHZ WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOU SOMETHING YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OR DONE BEFORE.

YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN UP TO 1500 aud a week GUARANTEED. ANYBODY CAN WORK WITH US EVEN IF YOU ARE STILL IN COLLEGE.

REQUIREMENTS ARE: 18+ y/o, basic computer skills, 1-2 hours free timemon-thu, in order to pay you salary you will have to have a bank accountfor us to send you money to, and ofcourse you have to have a cellphone to contact you.

All the information can be found at http://oldtechz.com . Don't missthis opportunity and check us out immideately, we need as many workers aspossible. Visit our site and make a registration, and you will be contacted by our representative within 24 hours by phone. Have a Great Day and we are waitingfor your applications! 1500+ AUD a week!

This money mule recruiter is pretending to be from "China Abrasives Import & Export Corporation", and should not be confused with the earlier "China Import & Export Co". All these scams start to blend together after a while.

We are experts in the sale of abrasive raw materials and we export into Canada/America and some parts of Europe.

We are searching for reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as legally receiving cash and all forms of payment on our behalf from them as our Representative.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so our clients could be making payment to you as our representative, we will be very glad.Compensations will be given and other benefits.

Contact us for more information, if this proposal is acceptable to you. Please get back to us, so that remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine.

Dear Sir/Madam, First, as a way of introduction, I am Mr. Jakub Tesinsky (hails from Czech Republic ) Managing Director, Goldentake Enterprise Co Ltd Taichung Taiwan . We are Taiwanese based investor, we are into Oil Blocking Booms and Ropes; Water Supply & Purification - Water Sources: Water Shed/Aquifer Protection Stabilisation Restoration, Oil Spill Barriers, Slick Decomposition, Coral Reef Rehabilitation, Hydrologic Engineering, Well Drilling,Reservoirs; Waste Management - Refuse Containing: Storage Drums,Tanks,Containers, Sealants,Encapsulation. We are also into export and import of the above mentioned products / equipments. Our company "Goldentake Enterprise Co Ltd" Is a newly established firm that proposed to come up with a lot of business innovation in the nearest future. We are interested in employing your services, to work with us as our payment agent who can help us establish a medium of receiving payment on our behalf for Good and raw materials we supplied to our customers in Europe, South and North America, Australia e.t.cIf you are interested in transacting business with us. We will be very glad. Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Europe, America , Australia e.t.c.Please if you are interested forward your phone/fax number and your full contact address to us. Thank you as we await your further response.

TEIKOKU OIL CO.LTD.31-10, Hatagaya 1-chome,Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-8565,Japan.www.teikokuoil.co.jp COMPANY REPRENSENTATIVE REQUIRED I am Mr.Masatoshi Sugioka, Director of TEIKOKU OIL.Teikoku Oil was founded in 1941 as a semi-governmental company in accordance with the Teikoku Oil Law to unify the existing Japanese oil exploration companies at the time, continues to operate with corporate strategies to keep pace with changing times and maintain the momentum of its progress in the steel industry as well as the other businesses in which the Company engages. Based on the above management principle, Teikoku Oil has been instrumental in securing both domestic and international energy resources as a pioneer of Japan's oil & gas development over the past 65 years. The structures of many industries are changing at breakneck speed as mergers and restructuring proceed apace. In the thick of these changes, TEIKOKU OIL is working with affiliated companies to attach more weight to well-coordinated management throughout the Group.Specifically, TEIKOKU OIL is positioning three of its businesses-steel sheets, silicon, and steel tubes and pipes, in particular seamless steel pipes-at the core of the Group's operations. The Company is working hard to bolster the efficiency and speed of its management and strengthen its operations by improving costs, quality, delivery times, and R&D capabilities. The Company is constantly aware of its environmental responsibilities, contributing to environmental preservation on a global scale and the realization of a recycling society. We want to solicit your attention to receive payment on our company behalf.The purpose of my contacting you is because you live outside Japan. You do not have to leave your present job for this one because this job offer will be on a part time basis as it comes once in a while and remuneration is on a percentage basis of 10% of the total amount you receive from my customers at any time on my behalf. The reason I seek your assistance is that American and Canadian cheques take a long time to clear here in Japan. Thereby holding business down for my associates and me. Now I already have customers who are ready to remit cash to me. Please to facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send your inquirings with the following information's below to the company director Mr.Masatoshi SugiokaE-mail: teikokuoilcompany@mail2japan.com Your full names:Contact address:Tele/cell numbers:Occupation:Age:Sex:Company Name: Country:E-Mail: We would be glad to have you as one of our esteemed Representative in your location and be rest assured that adequate pecuniary and lucrative compensations will be given and other benefits follows. Upon appointment, you are allowed the opportunity of determining the method or mode through which you would be paid for your services as our Representative in any of these Regions. We await your response. Regards, Mr.Masatoshi Sugioka.E-mail: teikokuoilcompany@mail2japan.com

This isn't the first time we've seen a scam under the name of "LT Gold Finance", but it's been a while. They've invested in a new domain name, but they are still doing the same old same old money mule recruitment.

I am writing to inquire if you might be interested in part-time employment with our company.

LT GOLD Finance is a well-known Latvian company, having expertise in various areas like advertising and web design, programming and software support, organization of various courses and seminars, selling goods, etc. We have clients all over the world and our business is developing very rapidly, but the target markets for us are Europe, Canada , USA and Australia. Unfortunately payment methods in various countries differ, therefore we have to cater for convenient and reliable payment methods to our clients to accelerate money transfers and goods turnover. In this respect Processing Managers are the key employees in our company, who receive payments from our buyers/partners and redirect them according to our instructions. Currently we are looking for part-time employees resident in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and EU to work with us.

The job of part-time Processing Manager does not need any special skills or knowledge in any specific areas. Your commitment to the job, readiness to make the job on time and with good quality, honesty and responsibility, good business acumen and accuracy are the basic recruitment criteria.

EMPLOYEE'S LIABILITIES

The Payment Manager is obliged:-to work no less than 2 hours per day (possibly after the working hours);-to have access to the Internet and to check the e-mail box several times a day; -to open one or several bank accounts with one of well-known banks in your country;-be a legal resident in the territory of Canada, USA or EU;-be of maturity age.

LT GOLD FINANCE COMPANY LIABILITIES

-We guarantee you sufficient money to be added to your main salary, provided you have a wish to work hard and to follow all our instructions on time.

-We guarantee you 7% commission from each sale/resale operation we make!(If you have a business bank account you will get 10% from each operation we make!) All you have to do is to receive checks/wire transfers/money orders and to transfer them to other people according to our instructions.

For instance: you receive a $5000 U.S. wire transfer to your PERSONAL bank account. You withdraw the money and keep $350 (7% of $5000) for yourself. Your net income is $350. The rest of the money you transfer to our managers by Western Union. If you had a BUSINESS bank account you commission would be 10% and your net income would be 500 USD (10% of $5000)

-We guarantee that you will earn money right from your virtual home office while working as an independent contractor with us.

Friday, January 26, 2007

I sometimes wonder how many of these one-off job scam spams are sent by the same scammer, given how much overlap there is in the underlying concepts. So many "import & export" companies in China seeking to expand their markets. It's deja vu again and again. This particular spam was reported almost verbatim by joewein.de many months ago.

We the management of Zhejiang Import & Export Co., Ltd, Zhejiang, a South African firm based here in Shanghai Province in China, Who deal on Import and export of raw materials into CANADA and AMERICA, are pleased to bring to your notice that we are in need of honest, faithful and dilligent REPRESENTATIVES who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the Canada, America AND Europe as well as making payments through them to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we would be glad to have you in our team as we encourage you to contact us for more information through the email address below:

Thursday, January 25, 2007

It's funny how a bunch of apparently unrelated companies wind up using exactly the same text in their recruitment emails. This one, for example, has significant overlap with the CMIEC strain of scams. Ultimately, the text seems to originate with a company description on Alibaba.com -- a popular source of company descriptions for job scammers to plagiarise. The names and addresses change, but the underlying "money mule" scam remains the same. The spam appears to have been sent througn a compromised end-user computer.

We are the Shenzhen Marpa Imp. & Exp. Trading Co. Ltd , a up growing business organization in Guangdon province, china(5022 Binhe Road, Futian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province.China ), and also our branch office in Madrid Spain . We write to inform you that WE REQUIRE YOURREPRESENTATIVE ASSISTANCE (10% offer). Our company exports raw materials such as non-metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barites, Manganese Dioxide, Dolomite, Mica , China Clay, Manganese Dioxide,Ferrous(Iron )Oxide, and other products for world trade.

Our company is currently recruiting Representatives/Agents in the USA/CANADA that will assist us with some logistics jobs as well as receiving payments on our behalf and remitting back to us. Please contactus for more information if you are interested in being an agent of our company. And be given moreinformation about the job and your remuneration.

For further information and enquiries, contact the agent below via mail for more details:

I am Mr. James Wilkie; I work with group of business men who deal onraw materials such as and Construction chemicals. Our Company(Major Biz INT'L) was established in 1991.Over the years we have accumulatedinvaluable experience in our business and we are proud to claim we arefirst among equals.

We have limited countries where our products are been exported.Due tothe quality of our products we have some sucessfully few customers in America and Canada Countries. And due to the high demand for our products in America,Canada and Europe,we have decided to move our products fully into the continent of America,Canada and Europe.By so doing,we are searching for reliable persons/companies who canact as a DISTRIBUTOR//RECEIVING OFFICER for us.He/She will act as medium between our customers and us in their established area.

Most of our clients will be making payments to you through you to us inthe form of Certified cheque,bank draft,cashiercheques,western union,and wire transfer.But whichever option that they opt for,youwould be entitiled to 10% ten percent.

YOUR BENEFITS.If aprroved as our Representative,you are entitled to an annual incomeof $25,000USD and 10% of whatever amount you receive from customers who are making payments through you to us.Please if you are interested intransacting business with Us, we will be very glad.Please, forward to us the following informations,

Geneva Pacific Finance Group. We are looking for regional representatives in Australia. To apply you MUST: -live in Australia/New Zealand/Spain -speak English -be able to work Monday-Friday (9 AM - 11 AM) -be good teamplayer -have e-mail account -have personal computer -be over 21 y.oPlease send your enquiry on gapfg@icmail.net to request an information package We will provide full training and good salary to right person _________________________________________________________________

Sunday, January 21, 2007

This one looks more like a reshipper position than a money mule. The job is likely to involve reshipping fraudulently obtained goods, and land you on the wrong side of the law fairly quickly. Payment may arrive in the form of a forged cheque.

I am Mr Jon Chin, Executive Officer (CEO) of China Import & Export Co, Ltd. we are a group of business men who deal on Raw Materials egcocoa,rubber,Cassava,non-metallic minerals such as Calcite, Barytes,Manganese Dioxide,Dolomite Mica China Clay,Mangnese Dioxide,Ferrous(Iron) etc and some ancient art works,we export them into Canada and America.We are searching for representatives who can help usestablish a medium of getting to our costumers in Canada/America andeurope Presently,we are been owed up to $250,000 and the company inquestion has agreed to begin installmental payment.

If you are willing to assist,you would be paid 10% of the total sum youcollect on behalf of my company in any transaction that is passedthrough you to our company. All you have to do is send to us your full name,detailed mailing address,tell and fax numbers.Once you have done this,I wouldinstruct the company to send the check to you which you would depositinto your account.When the check clears you would then pay thebalance , you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode ofpayment which we will pay for your services as our representative.

My name is Mr. Fred Bailey. I am the Chairman/C.E.O of Bailey Enterprises. We are exporters and importers, we supply electronics and house hold appliances from manufacturers in Asia to sellers(our customers) in countries all over the world.

Bailey Enterprises was established in 1987. We are searching for a reliable affiliate who can serve as a partner/debt recovering agent in your region and reaching our customers. It will attract you good benefits as you involve in this lucrative venture.

Please, if you interested to work with us in order to facilitate this onward development you should indicate your intentions by responding to this email and stating so via this email or the one below to the Ceo's desk.

Thanking you as we await your early and favourable reply informing us on how we can establish a good working relationship with you.

Saturday, January 20, 2007

I feel like I should make some sort of joke about this "British Wind Energy Company" job being a load of hot air, but money mule scams are not funny. As usual, this is a pack of lies: there is no company behind the job offer, only criminals seeking dishonest gain.

I am Stafford Caffery the managing director of a company that deals on Wind Energy Power. I am the sole owner of the company. (British Wind Energy Company.) I am a businessman that deals on Wind Energy Power turbines and export this product to the America/Canada and Europe.

I am searching for a honest respresentative who can assist me to establish a medium of reaching out to my clients in the America/Canada and Europe.We are finding it difficult in getting to all of them due to the increase number of clients we are having in the above countries.my aim of request is for you to help for the collection of payment from my clients on my behalf

You shall have a 10% commission for every transaction you carry out or payment that you collect on our behalf. Please if you are interested in carrying this business transaction, you are to forward your contact details to this email address in full. (REPLY TO:staffordcaffery_md@yahoo.co.uk).

Please all further conrespondence should be via my personal e-mail staffordcaffery_md@yahoo.co.uk so as to enable me communicate more information to your hopeful co-operation in the aspect of this business transaction.

Please if interested in becoming our representatives i would advice you to completely fill the form BELOW.

There are several companies called "BK Technology". This one is a fabrication rather than an impersonation, so far as I can tell. In fact, the scammers have ripped off the website of Bona Fide Technology in order to look like a legitimate, established business. As you can see from the WHOIS data, though, the so-called "BK Technology" is suspiciously new. Beyond that, this is just a money mule recruitment scam with a modified copy of someone else's website for window-dressing.

The leading Hong Kong LCD specialist, BK Technology, is once again beginning a global campaign of employing new staff in Australia and New Zealand.

Due to our exploding growth, we are further expanding our business to the South Pacific region of the world. During our last employment campaign we successfully employed hundreds of Retail Representatives and Couriers. And now we are offering you one more opportunity to earn extra cash working with us.

We are looking for honest, responsible, hard-working people to operate with our company in your particular region. These openings are part-time positions with the opportunity to make AUD1000-2000 per month working 1-2 hours per day with us.

Please visit our web site BK-Technology for more details regarding these vacancies.

I have not yet been able to figure out what makes the fabric and textiles industries so popular with money mule job scammers. Here is yet another random scammer -- probably Nigerian -- impersonating a textiles business in the UK. Note that UK "+44 7..." telephone numbers aren't necessarily in the UK at all, since they can be forwarded anywhere.

My name is Mark Geoffrey currently working as a consultant here in the United Kingdom. I found this medium an opportunity to contact you and talk to you to know if you can work with our company. I work as a consultant for a fabric company in United Kingdom called Interface Fabrics Limited.Your resume was recieved from Jobfront.com and we will like to know if you can work online from Home/Temporarily and get paid weekly.

***YOUR TASK IS TO CO-ORDINATE PAYMENTS FROM CUSTOMERS AND HELP US WIT THE PAYMENT PROCESSING***

We will be glad to offer you a job position in our company, Interface Fabrics Limited)/we need someone to work for the company as a Representative in all part of the world. This is in view of our not having an office presently in Countries. You dont need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb any form of work you have going on at the moment.

BENEFIT IS AS FOLLOWS:-* The average monthly income is about $2000....* No form of investments from you....* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day....* You do not pay any form of taxes....

If you are interested in being our representative out there please get back to this email with the informations asked below to start receiving payment Money Order from our customers and start cashing right away.

Example: Get a Money Order, Check or a Treasury Bill of $1000 and get 10%off the $1000 which is $100 as your salary immediately.

Reply me as soon as possible if you are interested for more details to this email( markmodel74@yahoo.com.br) and I will be glad to get back to youwithin 24hr.

I have received quite a few of these "GAPFG" money mule job adverts to a broad spectrum of addresses. The "From:" and "To:" addresses appear to be taken from the list of recipients: the "From" does not represent the sender in any way, and the "To" does not represent the actual recipient, so both are redacted. The spammers are also using an array of "drop box" contact addresses to mitigate the fact that spammer "drop boxes" tend to be closed down when complaints come flooding in. In order to obtain further information, I expressed an interest in this job. The reply is included here following the initial spam.

Contact addresses seen for this scam so far as follows. Doubtless there are many others.

GAPFG LTD requires regional representative in United States and Australia If you:• Live in SPAIN/USA/AUSTRALIA• Can speak English• Have personal computer and basic accounting skills (we will provide training)• Have e-mail box and ability to check it at least 2 times a day • Are able to work Monday-Friday (9:00AM - 11:00AM)DO not hesitate to send us an e-mail ([various addresses]) if you have any questionsabout this position. We will send you information pack and provide training if necessary. Good salary plus bonuses for right candidate.(You can also send us a fax on: 1-309-423-2010)____Michael SullermanGAPFG LimitedIT Business Solutions DepartmentFAX: +1-309-423-2010

Good day. Thank you for enquiry. We have chosen you for the position. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask them to one of our friendly consultants (gapfg.ltd@gawab.com)and one of our regional managers will be happy to supply you with all required information. Welcome aboard.

Founded in 2005, GAPFG LTD is a group of Internet commerce and finance companies united in one corporation. Basing on our long-term experience and implementing pioneer Internet technologies, we increase money turnover around the world and provide quick payments to our clients. Together with opportunities and advantages for our customers, we present a new trend in the world banking system as well. We deal with electronic money transfers and collaborate with hundreds banks and companies.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Your task as a payment processing manager will consist in transferring payments from one of our clients to another. Due to the fact that our company works in securities market, we constantly buy and sell payments, so you will work with this money. Your profit depends on how fast money circulates in the world transaction system. You have nothing to loose while doing this one-click job. Upon your registration we transfer you a sum of money that enters on your bank account. After receiving the money you have to notify us via e-mail. The faster you send the money further, the higher numbers of transfers to process you get. If you work successfully, your status in our transfer system rises from beginner to advanced level and higher (you will receive more than 5-7 transfers per week). No office work, no need in special financial skills, flexible timetable. You choose work time yourself. 1-2 hours of occupation a day. Commission for each of the financial operation (5% of the sum and more).

HOW AND WHY DO WE DO IT?

Have you ever heard about outsourcing and offshore programming? Outsourcing occurs when a firm subcontracts a business function to an outside supplier. This practice has been common within the U.S. economy for some time. (Witness the rise of large call centers in the rural Midwest.) The reduction of communication costs and the standardization of software packages have now made it possible to outsource business functions such as customer service, telemarketing, and document management. Other affected professions include medical transcription, tax preparation, and financial services. The numbers that are bandied about on offshore outsourcing sound ominous. The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the volume of offshore outsourcing will increase by 30 to 40 percent a year for the next five years. Forester Research estimates that 3.3 million white-collar jobs will move overseas by 2015. According to projections, the hardest hit sectors will be financial services and information technology (IT). In one May 2003 survey of chief information officers, 68 percent of IT executives said that their offshore contracts would grow in the subsequent year. The Gartner research firm has estimated that by the end of this year, 1 out of every 10 IT jobs will be outsourced overseas. Deloitte Research predicts the outsourcing of 2 million financial-sector jobs by 2009.The problem is the most convenient way to receive money for our European Clients(Programmers and developing companies) is via Western Union Money Transfer(or Money Gram). It's much faster, there are no additional taxes for these types of payments in Europe. The US employer usually prefers bank transfer(or check). It usually takes 1-2 month to cash US checks in Europe. We verify carefully each other and performing our job as intermediary between these two clients.

EXAMPLE:

You receive a transfer of $5000. Your commission will be 5% of $5000 which makes $250. So you need to send us $5000 - $250 = $4750. You will receive our detailed instructions for every payment (how to send, where to send etc.)

YOUR COMMISSION :

1. BPPM Beginner (5%) If you are a new user you immediately receive an advance sum of money on your account. Beginner Customer receives 5% of a sum of transfer. Number of transfers per week - 2-4

2. IPPM Intermediate (7%) You can reach the level after 10 money transfers. Number of transfers per week - 4-5

3.APPM Advanced (10%) You receive the status after upon reaching a sum of total transfers exceeding $30,000 . Number of transfers per week - 5 and more per week

Requirements:

Resident of USA/SPAIN/NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA ;

Fluent English;

Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel(optional);

Home Computer with e-mail account and ability to check your e-mail box at least twice a day;

Adults only accepted (we cannot hire underage people);

1-3 hours free during the week (mainly in the evening / non-business hours) for communication and 2-4 hours a week more for transfer processing

No criminal records and good credit history (your background will be verified with BAYCORP LTD)

Personal or corporate bank account. You can also open a new one (zero-balanced) later for work with us;

Working Process brief description:

1) We inform you about money transfer from our clients to your account (you have to check your e-mail account for our transfer notifications at least twice a day(4-5 times per day is recommended), if you don't have this opportunity at the moment, we have to discuss the regular time of the transfers beforehand); The usual time of the transfers is 9-10 am (Pacific Time); If it is your additional work, you have to send us your daily timetable (when do you start working, have a break and when finish). If not, just let us know when you are available; we have to combine your work time according to the work time of the bank;

2) Just after you have received money transfer from our USA/NEW ZEALAND/ AUSTRALIAN clients you usually have to cash out all the sum transferred to your account;

3) 95% of the withdrawn sum of this money you should transfer to our clients via Western Union, Money Gram etc. regarding our transfer instructions. The rest 5% of the sum - is your compensation;

4) Just after you have transferred the money to our clients, please contact your personal manager via e-mail (confirmation of the transfer) and let us know all the details of your Western Union (or Money Gram) transfer (MTCN). 5) All procedures have to take 1-2 hours, because we have

to provide and verify the safety of our client's money (we have to inform them about all our actions)

You will need to supply us with this information for successful start:

(FILL THE FORM OUT AND E-MAIL BACK TO US. WE WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT YOUR FIRST TRANSACTION WITHIN 10 DAYS PERIOD).

Country

City

Address

Mobile phone number:

Full name from bank account

Bank name

BSB Number (for Australian reps)

ABA (ROUTING NUMBER) for USA reps:

please supply us with 3 different ABA numbers (standard, for WIRES and for ACH).

The originating IP of this scam was 204.11.80.97, which is in the USA. What's also interesting is that the name "CMIEC" has appeared in several otherwise unrelated scams [ search for "CMIEC"], suggesting a single scammer behind them. This particular money mule recruiter has a preference for Yahoo! freemail addresses, impersonating Chinese companies, and seems to use third party computers to conceal his actual location. My educated guess is "eastern Europe", for what that's worth.

I am an exporter base in China who exports raw materials,such asCalcite,Barytes,Manganese Dioxide , Dolomite ,Mica, China Clay,Mangnese Dioxide,Ferrous(Iron ) Oxide,Paints, Rubber, Plastics, Construction chemicals and i export from Asia and export into America,Australia, Canada and Europe. My company (CMIEC) was established in2001.I am interested in employing your services,to work with me asmy payment agent with a reward of 10%, of every payment made out to you,You can help me eastablish a medium of recieving payment onmy behalf for Goods and raw materials i supplied to my customers inEurope,America or Australia Canada.If you are interested in transactingbusiness with me.

This isn't the first time scammers have used an oil company as their identity. It's not even the first time a Japanese oil company has been used. Beyond that, it's a money mule job. The originating IP was 81.199.41.223, which is in Israel according to WHOIS data. An image was removed from this spam.

I am Mr.Hiroshi Iguchi, President of Japan Sun Oil Company( Japan Sun Oil Company, Ltd.)We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to ourcustomers in America and other nearby countries as well as making payments through you as our payment officer. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative in your country.

Note that, as our representative, you will receive 10%(ten percent) of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be paid into an account we will avail to you. Please, to facilitate theconclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send me promptly by email the following:

Just another random money mule job. It's short on details, and I don't know where the scammers are actually based. I'm confident that it's a money mule job which involves forwarding money via Western Union, however. The sender's name is a bit of a hoot: "Wankeng Zhang"?

I am Mr.Wankeng Zhang,we are a group of business menwho deal on import and export raw materials into the Canada,America AND Europe.We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the Canada,America AND Europe as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad.Please contact me for more information via zhang_wankenge79@yahoo.co.ukSubject to your satisfaction you will be given theopportunity to Negotiateyour mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada,America and Europe. Regards.Vice President(CMIEC)Mr. Zhang Wankenge.

The originating IP address of this message is 81.199.172.176, which is in Nigeria, unsurprisingly. This money mule job appears to be the kind where you are asked to bank forged cheques and/or money orders. There may well be a company called "Menglei Import & Export Co., Ltd.", but you can bet that this Nigerian is not related to it.

Compliments of the day, and my best wishes to you. I am Mrs. Janei Kong, The Public Relation Officer (PRO.) of the above company. This company is into the supply of Home Textiles, Engine Parts, Stationery and china wares, greeting cards etc. This company was established in 2004, under the Company and Allied Matter with the Corporate Affairs Commissions of China.

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. we are interested in employing your services to work with us as a private payment agent that can help us establish a medium of receiving payment for goods that was supplied to our customers in in your location,as the company is already experiencing difficulties in receiving payments from them.

Most of our customers pay out in cheques and money orders and we do not have an account in your country that will clear this money. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand in as our representative in your country. It is important to let you know that, as our representative, you will receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company and the balance will be for the company.

Please if you are interested to work with us in good faith and honesty, Contact Mr. Wu Fubin the Chief Executive Officer (CEO.) of this company. Through this email address: mr.wufubin@gmail.com with this information which must be provided by you.

Full Name:

Company Name:

Full contact address include country:

Sex:

Age:

Phone Number:

Fax Number:

Occupation:

Title(if any):

Endeavor to let him know that I directed you to him; Please let him know your decision rather than keeping him waiting because I will inform him about my contacting you. The CEO. Will tell you more on receipt of your response. If you are not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you. Thanks for your time and remain blessed.

We are small new firm engaged in export of goods to overseas outside my country. We have won various small exports contract at one time or the other, recently we were (engaged) contracted to supply cocoa, and dried natural rubber to tire manufacturing companies in Peru, US and Europe, which was successfully done.

However, in as much as we are able to successfully carry out these supplies, we experience difficulty remitting our proceeds from the sale of these products home. This is due to the fact that the fiscal policy in my country is very stringent and not favorable. Small firms like ours are not allowed before six months of operation, to open and operate a domiciliary account in foreign currencies abroad through which we would have been able to remit our proceeds home.

To this end we seek a foreign company or individuals who we can nominate as our partners to receive our payments in their business/individual accounts on our behalf and in turn send the money directly to us. Thus we are willing to pay the individual or company 15% of the total sum for their assistance. This 15% will not be a loss to us instead we hope to incorporate these costs in our future charges to our prospective customers overseas.

Currently we are not able to bring back home our funds totaling USD$ 3,000.000.00 (Three Million United States Dollars) only in Peru , US and Europe from export we just made. We therefore solicit your assistance to help remit this money by sending your account details via: bank name, account number and account beneficiary to us so that we can instruct our customers to remit these monies directly to your account, or alternatively the checks will be mailed to you.

We also require that you send us urgently your telephone and fax numbers for proper communication prior to any transaction. We are also hoping to build a long time business relationship with you should you be interested. Once we have built our trust on you, we will continue to straighten the Business Relationship. We hope you can be of assistance to our company. We are very much aware of various scams going on all over, and as such we are assuring you that at no time you will be required to pay or transfer funds that you have not received from our customers to us. We are sincerely a legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign partner.

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What is a money mule?

The vast majority of job scams seek to recruit money mules, usually under titles like "financial manager", "payment processor", "transaction specialist", or just plain "representative" or even "partner". The job of a money mule is to be a financial middle-man, accepting payment in one form, and forwarding it (minus a fee) to another party, usually via Western Union. Scammers employ money mules to launder money on their behalf: the mule is responsible for converting a fraudulent transaction of some kind into quick, anonymous cash, usually transferred via Western Union or some similar scheme. Scammers send out a lot of job ads for money mule positions and never refuse an applicant because they are disposable: money mules either get ripped off directly (as when they are persuaded to bank a forged cheque or money order which is later dishonoured by the bank), or take the blame for defrauding someone else (as with most payments involving direct bank transfer, PayPal, or similar). Don't make an ass of yourself: don't be a money mule.